Once again, I am faced with, to me, the most stressful event with a
fuzzy: Not eating on their own. Hobbes may have adrenal, insulinoma,
or both. I know from my other fuzzies, I have to get some food, on a
regular basis, into him or he will loose weight very quickly and not be a
good candidate for surgery (once we figure out what is wrong with him).
Yesterday, his BG was 165.
I have tried some of the common preparations to feed a non-eating fuzzy:
A/D alone and mixed with just a little ferretone, Duck Soup that has
mostly Gerber's chicken dinner with a little Boost, pedialyte, and
ferretone, and Bob's Chicken Gravy.
I don't want to make the feeding stressful. He may never want to be on
my lap again! I put a small amount on the end of my finger and let him
smell it and then I put a little bit around his lips so he can taste it
also. After I do this, he bolts from my lap and runs to the other end
of the house. He does this even when he is lethargic.
At this point, I just need something easy on the stomach, doesn't require
chewing, and he _will_ eat!
Please tell me what and how you feed in this situation!
Thanks!
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William M. Davidson
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1704 Blume, NE
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[Posted in FML issue 4692]
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